4th - 1962 Ludwik Wesolowski was the first Polish man to be elected as surveyor in Macomb County. According to one noted authority, he was the first person of Polish ancestry elected to any office anywhere in the United States.

24th - 1971 Henry Ford II announces plans for a 4340 million center to be built in downtown Detroit. At the time of its completion, The Renaissance Center was the tallest in the United States. It has 1,300 rooms.